Broken Antler Fen pleisosaur

I'm sorry, Ibis sighed from the doorway, the green edge of light halo-ing around her shoulders, casting her face in shadow. He is never far from my mind. I cannot think, I am so tired...

She had invited Teya to meet those most precious to her, knowing they were safe. She wanted to ease the girls mind and only found herself babbling, speaking things that would be better laid to rest.

Am I wrong to deny him? Ibis mused aloud, lightly shaking her head. They are my children - ours, Brecheliant's. I care for him.

She watched the back of Teya's head as the girl bobbed to greet the children, half corralling them, and a familiar warmth filled her chest. The liminal light within the den reminds Ibis of moonlight.

At this she tenses, happy enough that the shadow hides the expression on her face. These were thoughts best kept inside her head. And our daughters, what will they think? What if they return home to me, to us, splintered like this?

Would they be a threat to her darling boy, too? Would they need to be kept away from their own siblings?